India's industrial production rose by 3.6% in October as mining continues to contract
Dec 11, 2020, 18:39 IST
Industrial production rose 3.6 per cent in October, mainly due to better performance of manufacturing and electricity generation sectors, official data showed on Friday. According to the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) data, manufacturing and electricity generation sectors registered a growth of 3.5 per cent and 11.2 per cent, respectively.
The mining sector witnessed a contraction of 1.5 per cent in October.
The IIP had contracted by 6.6 per cent in October 2019.
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The mining sector witnessed a contraction of 1.5 per cent in October.
The IIP had contracted by 6.6 per cent in October 2019.
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New species are more likely to emerge in extreme environment ‘coldspots’ rather than ‘hotspots’ like the Amazon rainforest
As rare as a ‘unicorn’ — a new horse-sized species of the beaked whale spotted off the coast of Mexico